TurnPark Art Space presents the first annual Fairy House Festival
West Stockbridge— On Saturday, October 11th from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., TurnPark Art Space presents the first annual Fairy House Festival, a whimsical escape allowing guests to explore the grounds under mysterious and twinkling lights.
This new event, a magical celebration of autumn, creativity, and community, will offer a stunning display of fairy houses crafted by local invited artists, live performances by musicians and circus artists, a vibrant fall market with delightful food and drinks, face painting, “A Fairy Comes to Life” quest game, a bonfire, a fairy house contest, and a workshop in collaboration with Berkshire Art Center. There will also be “chill out zones” and unique photo opportunities while embodying TurnPark’s cherished core values: family, creativity, and community bonding.
The festival is on Saturday, October 11th from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at TurnPark Art Space, located at 2 Moscow Road in West Stockbridge. Admission is free for children age three and under. Tickets and more information, including how to enter the fairy house contest, can be found online.
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Art Omi presents Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio’s ‘Invernadero herido (para Huerta)’
Ghent, N.Y.— On Saturday, October 11th from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Art Omi celebrates the opening of Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio’s “Invernadero herido (para Huerta).”
A new commission by Art Omi and Aparicio’s first outdoor installation on the East Coast, “Invernadero herido (para Huerta)” is centered around the Wardian case, a nineteenth-century device of colonial extraction that became the basis for the Crystal Palace in London. This apparatus was used to transport living plants from Central and South America to European collectors, and later became used as a model for the use of solitary confinement in hospitals and prisons. The glass enclosure points to entanglements between human and nonhuman histories and lives.
Aparicio examines colonial histories of materials linked to pre-Hispanic cultures in Central America, particularly his family’s homeland of El Salvador. Tracing the cultural and technological knowledge embedded in historical uses of rubber, amber, and tree bark, his work lingers on materials with medicinal properties that are mined by corporations today. This project continues his exploration of migration and modes of survival
The celebration is on Saturday, October 11th from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Art Omi, located at 1405 County Route 22 in Ghent, N.Y. More information can be found online.
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Kaatsbaan Cultural Park presents acclaimed photographer and educator Dawoud Bey in conversation with curator Sophie Landres
Tivoli, N.Y.— On Saturday, October 11th at 7 p.m., Kaatsbaan Cultural Park presents acclaimed photographer and educator Dawoud Bey in conversation with Sophie Landres, Curator and Exhibitions Manager of The Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz.
Groundbreaking artist and MacArthur Fellow Dawoud Bey examines the Black past and present. His photographs and film installations have been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and Europe. Bey’s work has been the subject of numerous solo museum exhibitions, including “Dawoud Bey: An American Project” organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, and “Elegy” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and New Orleans Museum of Art (2025–2026); and Dawoud Bey: Street Portraits at the Denver Art Museum. Bey is the recipient of numerous awards, including five honorary doctorates, and, in 2024, the artist was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The conversation is on Saturday, October 11th at 7 p.m. at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, located at 120 Broadway in Tivoli, N.Y. A reception will follow. Tickets and more information can be found online.
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Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center presents ‘Honoring Our Elders,’ the 16th annual Tamarack Hollow Berkshire Drum Fest
Windsor— On Saturday, October 11th, Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center presents ‘Honoring Our Elders,’ the 16th annual Tamarack Hollow Berkshire Drum Fest. This year’s festival is dedicated to Melvin “Mel” Feathers, the eldest member of the Berkshire Rhythm Keepers, who recently passed away at age 91.
The festival includes multi-level drum, song, and cultural classed with master drummer and cultural ambassador of the Malinke people Namory Keita from Sangbarala, Guinea, West Africa; and a community performance featuring Namory Keita, Aimee Gelinas, and Dan Cohen with members of Gaia Roots, the Berkshire Rhythm Keepers, and the Offbeat Womyn Drummers.
The festival is on Saturday, October 11th at Windsor Town Hall, located at 1890 MA-9 in Windsor. There will be refreshments, crafts, and a bake sale. More information including a schedule of classes and performances, can be found online.
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Berkshire Community Radio Alliance presents ‘Sound/Art,’ the second annual WBCR-lp Experimental Music Festival
Great Barrington— On Sunday, October 12th from noon to midnight, Berkshire Community Radio Alliance presents “Sound/Art,” the second annual WBCR-lp Experimental Music Festival.
The sound artists will be performing a variety of experimental music genres including electronica, noise, ambient, drone, live coding, and more. They will be coming from all over New England, New York, and as far away as Philadelphia, including Allegra Geller/Moon Pox, Belltone Suicide, Alice Hixon Kirk, Laughter Has Long Legs, Larry Legend, Eli Mattern, Melting Regular, Neonach, P.U.S.H., Sisterhood of Sleep, Michael Slyne/Russell Linder, Spreaders, and Strange Mono.
The festival is on Sunday, October 12th from noon to midnight at WBCR-lp, located at 320 Main Street in Great Barrington. Admission is free. Limited seating is available. It will be simultaneously broadcast at 97.7FM and streamed online. More information can be found online.
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Ventfort Hall presents ‘Astrology 101,’ workshops in astrology basics
Lenox— On October 12th and November 9th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ventfort Hall presents “Astrology 101,” workshops in astrology basics.
Curious about astrology but not sure where to start? This two-hour, lecture-style class will demystify the basics so you can read a natal chart with confidence. The workshop will cover the big four: sun, moon, rising, and chart ruler; the 12 signs and their elements/modalities, the 12 houses, and the major aspects: conjunctions, trines, squares, etc. You’ll learn how planets express in different signs, why house placement matters, and how transits activate your personal story.
The workshops are on October 12th and November 9th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ventfort Hall, located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox. Beginners are welcome. There will be a light tea service at intermission. Tickets and more information can be found online.
